i have a wilson glove. it is a wilson A 2005 it is a jim "catfish hunter" glove. size about 11.5. i knew nothing about gloves when i bought it i just liked the glove. i did not know hunter was a pitcher even. i paid $100.00 for it many years ago. i am now 76. i just watched a professional ball player say the first thing you should do to it is spray it with shaving cream with lanolin. rub it in and than clean it offf. the lanolin gives the glove waterproofing qualities. i have used vaseline on the stock of my mauser rifle to give it a good waterproof surface. i think that vaseline is okay to use but only about 3 or 4 times a year. like you say just use the minimal amount when you put it on. he said not to use glove oil too much because it will make the glove heavy. thanks for the video. it was informative for the gloves they are producing today.
I do my best to support all the local minor and indy league teams. If I want fake characters on steroids complaining about drama, I have WWE. I don't need MLB.
Man I'm not gonna lie during this video I had a wtf moment. Like what is going on here. Since a kid I was always told a floppy worn in glove was better! My glove got oiled before every season too. But my glove was nicely conditioned and soft but deff wouldn't just stay open like any of these but it wasn't forced closed it was just so soft, broke in and conditioned and I loved it! Not sure what I would do with a glove that is stiff and stays open like that.. I guess my grandfather was just one of them guys who liked their glove nice and floppy and well broken in so that's what I knew and why I grew to like mine the same. Just makes me rethink a lot of stuff. Great video tho man!
My main issue with new gloves used to be leather slipperyness. So I sandpapered the inside fingers and palm of the glove (not the web though) for 2 min, moisten a cloth and wipe it down and then oil it. Sometimes product/preservatives made the leather slick.
